Objective: The study aimed to investigate what kind of complementary and integrative therapies (CITs) women who tested positive for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) turned to and the relationship between their attitudes toward using CITs and their resilience. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between the dates December 1st, 2022, and June 1st, 2023. The study sample comprised 271 women who had tested positive for COVID-19. Data were gathered online using a personal information form, the Attitude towards Using Complementary Treatments Scale, and the Brief Resilience Scale. The data were analyzed using the MannWhitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's correlation coefficients. Results: Seven in ten participants used CITs when they had COVID-19. They mostly consumed vitamin supplements and herbal teas. Participants turned to CITs because they believed that CITs constituted natural and safe approaches capable of enhancing their overall quality of life. Most participants believed that CITs helped them recover from COVID-19. Participants who used CITs had more positive attitudes toward using CITs than those who did not use them (p<0.05). Participants who were vaccinated against COVID-19, especially those who got more than two shots, had more positive attitudes toward using CITs than those who were not (p<0.05). A positive and weak correlation existed between participants' attitudes toward CITs and their resilience during COVID-19 (r=0.146; p=0.016). Conclusion: Most participants used CITs to recover from COVID-19, which positively affected their resilience.
Keywords: Complementary and integrative therapies; COVID-19; cross-sectional study; resilience; women
Amaç: Bu çalışmada, koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] geçirmiş kadınların hangi tamamlayıcı ve integratif tedaviler (TİT) kullandığı ve TİT kullanmaya yönelik tutumları ile kendini toparlama gücü arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, 1 Aralık 2022-1 Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın örneklemini COVID-19 geçirmiş 271 kadın oluşturmuştur. Veriler kişisel bilgi formu, Tamamlayıcı Tedavileri Kullanmaya Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği ve Kendini Toparlama Gücü Ölçeği-Kısa Formu kullanılarak çevrim içi olarak toplanmıştır. Veriler Mann-Whitney U testi, KruskalWallis testi ve Spearman korelasyon katsayıları kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: On katılımcıdan yedisi COVID-19 geçirdikleri süreçte TİT kullanmıştır. Katılımcılar en sık olarak vitamin takviyeleri ve bitki çayları tüketmiştir. Katılımcılar TİT yaşam kalitelerini artıran doğal ve güvenli yöntemler içerdiğine inandıkları için tercih etmişlerdir. Çoğu katılımcı TİT'in COVID-19'dan iyileşmeye yardımcı olduğunu düşünmektedir. TİT kullanan katılımcıların kullanmayanlara göre TİT kullanmaya yönelik tutumları daha olumludur (p<0,05). COVID19 aşısı olan katılımcıların, özellikle de ikiden fazla aşı olanların, aşı olmayanlara göre TİT kullanmaya yönelik tutumları daha olumludur (p<0,05). Katılımcıların COVID-19 sürecinde TİT kullanmaya yönelik tutumları ile kendini toparlama gücü arasında pozitif yönlü zayıf bir korelasyon bulunmaktadır (r=0,146; p=0,016). Sonuç: Çoğu katılımcı COVID-19'dan iyileşmek için TİT kullanmıştır ve bu durum kendini toparlama güçlerini olumlu yönde etkilemiştir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Tamamlayıcı ve integratif tedaviler; COVID-19; kesitsel çalışma; kendini toparlama gücü; kadınlar
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